Sabres 'Green Team' partners with Cell Phones For Soldiers

by jmaloni

Press release

Sat, Mar 2nd 2013 07:00 am

Fans
encouraged to donate cell phones at all home games in March

The
Buffalo Sabres "Green Team" has again teamed up with the
non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers organization to provide troops
serving in the U.S. military with cost-free methods of communication
with their loved ones.

The
collection drive welcomes donations of gently used mobile phones
during all six of Buffalo's March home games at First Niagara
Center, beginning with the Sabres vs. Devils game on Saturday, March
2. In addition to all home games throughout March, donations can be
made at any time during the promotion at account services, whose
normal hours of operation at First Niagara Center are Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2
p.m.

Donated
cell phones will be sent to Michigan-based ReCellular for recycling.
For every donated phone, Cell Phones for Soldiers is able to provide
two and a half hours of free talk time for deployed troops.

The
Buffalo Sabres are dedicated to the sustainability of the environment
in Western New York and Southern Ontario through the "Blue &
Gold Make Green Initiative." The organization is committed to
creating programming to help its fans reduce their environmental
footprint and, at the same time, educate Sabres fans on conservation
issues, teaching fans how to be greener, and directing them to
additional resources where they can learn more about environmental
issues.

The
Green Program, presented by National Fuel, is supported by Sabres'
"Green Partners" NOCO and Modern Recycling.